On my final full day with Dan, we started this day again with a nice breakfast and went straight in the morning to the studio for a demo on beach and water/boat scenes. I asked Dan for this lesson in particular because I live in a city that has a large harbor/boats and also a… Continue reading My Masterclass with Dan Marshall- Final Days

So, today, we really began to get into the meat of watercolor painting. We started the day with setting up my palette and discussing tones and color mixing. The main focus today was tone, color mixing and composition. While getting some things ready in the studio, we discussed some watercolor history. He gave me a… Continue reading My Masterclass with Dan Marshall – Second Day

So, as you well know, I flew to Colorado for a 4 day masterclass with Dan Marshall. I arrived at his studio and was immediately taken by the space. A large work area and many of his paintings hanging on the walls. There are even a few Zbuckvic paintings adorned. Conveniently, there is a coffee… Continue reading My Masterclass with Dan Marshall – First Day

Over the past 2 weeks, I've been plein air painting and focusing on a project to capture some of the port area around Corpus Christi, Texas. One of my friends from facebook suggested I paint the Harbor Bridge, and another suggested the USS Lexington. The USS Lexington CV-16 is immortalized in Corpus Christi Bay, South… Continue reading Tanker Projects from The Port of Corpus Christi

So, today, I thought I would get caught up on my blog and let you know how things are going. I started painting in April and now June is here and I'm starting my 3rd month of painting watercolor. Some of my earlier practice work has been on learning some watercolor technique such as wet… Continue reading My Third Month of Painting

I worked on a simple beach scene last night. It didn't take very long. I like the rich colors. However, not very watercolery. It's quite busy and rather flat. It was a good practice piece drawing people, a bike rider and dogs. It took me all of about 30 minutes to paint it. I think… Continue reading Simple Beach Scene

A dear friend recently sent me a photo to paint. He said it was the wildest thing he had ever seen! "This is one of the coolest pictures I've ever taken, the boat actually washed up in Coronado and was only there a few days before the military hauled it away. Would make a great… Continue reading Beached Boat at Coronado North Island

So, I was on TV watching Stone House Revival and saw this beautiful scene of a Buck's County Pennsylvania barn in the mist. I loved the way the trees where off over the horizon in the distance. It immediately caught my eye. I took some artistic license and began my drawing, concentrating on composition. I… Continue reading Trying to Capture a Moment in the Pennsylvania Countryside

So, today, I finished another rendering of the CC Cathedral, an iconic Corpus Christi landmark. Here is the reference photo: When I started the wash, I noticed the bright sun coming from the upper left. This also led some light to the trees in the front which actually becomes somewhat of a focal point. Here… Continue reading CC Cathedral Project: A Different View

So, after my disastrous watercolor yesterday, I'm going back to basics and I think I'm starting a new chapter. This couldn't have come at a better time. I was laying in bed last night and thought about my disaster. A few things came to mind, 1) The drawing was not scaled, 2) the first wash… Continue reading CC Cathedral Project: Part 1